College Park at San Mateo, Sat. 3/29/08 at San Mateo Highschool

On Saturday, College Park will travel to San Mateo Highschool for an 11am kickoff against league leading San Mateo RFC.  The team will be looking for a win, in order to gain some momentum going into the regular season finale next week.  Players should meet at the San Mateo football field no later that 10am.  A carpool will be leaving from the Willow Glen parking lot at 9:30am.  Good luck to the team this weekend!

College Park to host Peninsula Green, Sat. 3/22/08 at Willow Glen Highschool

College Park will host a pivital league match this Saturday 3/22/08 at Willow Glen Highschool.  The opening kickoff for the first side will be at 10am, with warmups at 9am.  The seconds kickoff at 11:30.  The winner of this game will move closer to sewing up a playoff birth.  It should be a perfect day to play and watch rugby, so make sure everybody is there!

Live Oak Squeeks by College Park

Saturday’s game was a fast, entertaining matchup of two very even teams that came down to a kick with no time remaining.  Unfortunately, the points that would have tied the game sailed wide right and College Park was left to think of what could have been and a 19-17 loss.  The first half saw Live Oak set the tone early with driving crashes and well executed running angles from their backs.  However, College Park stayed with the visitors and had several scoring chances.  College Park came out strong in the second half and seemed to own the majority of possession and field position.  However, just as late in the first half, the home team could not finish, and left needed points off the board.  A missed kick to touch and a turned over ball after an 80 meter run in the last 20 minutes seemed to deflate the crowd at the Willow Glen Highschool football field.  But College Park would not go down without a fight.  A forward pick by Will Bordenave ‘10 was driven into the try zone with no time remaining.  Unfortunately, the angled kick that would have tied the game sailed wide right.  Despite the heartbreaker, the team was in good spirits after the game, knowing that they stood toe to toe with a very talented Live Oak team.

Other Tries by Kellan Barker ‘08 and Tal Yoger ‘08

Man of the Match: Matt Fleming ‘08 and Ben Roach ‘10

College Park to host Live Oak, Sat. 3/8/08 at Willow Glen Highschool

College Park will have their first home game of the year this Saturday 3/8/08 at Willow Glen Highschool.  The opening kickoff for the first side will be at 9am, with the team meeting at 8am.  The seconds side will route on the A side and kickoff at 11am.  See you then!

College Park defeated by East Palo Alto

On Saturday, College Park was downed by a very tough and physical EPA squad.  Although EPA dominated the score board, College Park was able to break the gainline throughout the match and the forwards held their own in the scrums and lineouts.  In the end, EPAs ability to break off long scores was the difference.  Despite the loss, College Park was able to see what they need to improve on, and where their strengths are.  The team will pick it up next week with two games against Live Oak.

Captains: Matt Fleming ‘08 and Nick Kovaleski ‘09

Man of the Match: Matt Collins ‘09 and Bobby McLean ‘08

College Park at East Palo Alto, Sat. 3/1/08 at 49ers Academy in EPA

Our second league game is this Saturday 3/1/08 at 4:00pm at 49ers Academy Field. We’ll meet at the field at 2:45pm. Spread the word and get everybody out there! See you Saturday afternoon!

College Park Alumni Starting for Santa Clara University

On Saturday, the current College Park team watched three alumni play for Santa Clara University, who is presently ranked #4 in the nation for D2 collegiate rugby.  Matt Salvidar ‘04 (SCU captian), Scotty Peterson ‘04, and Pat Haggerty ‘05 all started for SCU who rolled the University of San Francisco to the tune of 64-0.  All three scored, while College Park  looked on.  Congrats to Matt, Scotty, & Pat on a great win!

College Park falls to South Bay

On a beautiful night under the lights at Valley Christian, College Park fell to a more experienced South Bay team 28-5. Despite the scoreline, the game was very evenly matched, with the big difference being two long scores by South Bay on the last plays of the first and the second halves. Damien Daszynski ‘10 scored the lone try for College Park by barrelling through the opponents goaline defense in the first half. The team will regroup during the coming two weeks before their next league match against EPA, with practices on Mondays and Wednesdays at 4pm at Willow Glen, and hopefully a non-league tilt against Santa Clara University’s 2nd side next weekend.

Captains: Matt Collins ‘09 and Jovian Amirkiai ‘09

Man of the Match: Matt Fleming ‘08

College Park vs South Bay, Fri. 2/15/08 at Valley Christian

Our first league game is Saturday 2/15/08 at 5:30pm at Valley Christian highschool. We’ll meet at the field at 4pm. Spread the word and get a crowd out there! See you Friday nigh under the lights!

The ‘07-’08 season has begun!

The 2008 season is underway! The team is practicing at 4:00pm at Willow Glen Highschool on Mondays and Wednesdays, next to the football field. We’re still accepting new players, so come to practice or send us a message at collegeparkrugby@yahoo.com if you have any questions. See you then!